Howard's Shootings: A Short Story

found in his home. The very home where his shooting spree had ended in a showdown with over fifty law enforcement officers. Only after firing hundreds possibly thousands of rounds at Howard, officers used tear gas to bring Howard out of his stronghold, and with this, the siege of Camden was finally brought to an end.
Howard had previous problems with the neighbors. He felt they were making fun of him for living at home with his mother and also suspected him of being a homosexual. On the morning of the shootings, he got up, dressed in his best suit and bow tie, and ate breakfast with his mother. After breakfast, Howard threatened his mother with a wrench, so she left the house to visit a friend. Howard took his gun and walked down the street